How Can Stormwater Runoff Be Reduced or Prevented?
To counteract these impacts of stormwater runoff, the City of Zeeland has adopted a stormwater pollution prevention program to manage stormwater for all new development. Stormwater management is the use of specific practices, constructed or natural, to reduce, temporarily detain, slow down and/or remove pollutants from stormwater runoff.
Stormwater Pollution Prevention
The City of Zeeland is issued a Storm Water discharge permit. The State of Michigan EGLE requires the City of Zeeland to monitor and maintain our storm water drains and pipes that transport stormwater and sample during high rain events to ensure water is free from pollutants that could harm the environment. The City of Zeeland works in collaboration with the
Macatawa Area Coordinating Council (MACC) to meet our storm water requirements, while also reducing phosphorus levels that have been identified as one of the pollutants causing problems in Lake Macatawa. The MACC has a
website containing a
newsletter and showing projects that have been completed in the Lake Macatawa watershed.
For more information about the Macatawa Area Coordinating Council (MACC) and other ways that you can help make a difference contact the links below:
http://www.the-macc.org/stormwater/